First, thank you for the reponses. I am surprised not by the answers but by who answered. I have been reading you guy's posts for a while and even view your websites with jealousy. My wife and I are on our 5 year plan to retire, sell out, sell our current boat, and then get our cruiser and go. I feel a kinship in that I feel very much like you guys. I was afraid all my frustrations with the "system" here, the crazy politics which seem to get worse, and my desire to live life were maybe just a cop out to escapism. My wife and I talk all the time about living our retirement instead of just existing as we see so many family members. I do not want to waste away simply to get up and mow the lawn.

Thanks so much for the responses.